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The Best SF Coffee Shops For Getting Work Done
Is your roommate a pain? Are you over your couch? Do you work from your laptop? Sounds like you need a coffee shop with wifi.
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14 Coffee Shops That Serve Great Food
Don’t settle for another disappointing muffin. Make sure your coffee shop has food that doesn’t suck.
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Cafe Alma
Cafe Alma is a giant coffee shop and community spot in Bayview that serves great coffee and small brunch dishes.
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The Den, A Café By Craftsman And Wolves
The Den is a takeout-focused cafe in Bayview serving up all the classic Craftsman and Wolves pastries.
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La Victoria Panadería
La Victoria is a Mexican panadería institution serving excellent pan dulce in a bright Mission space.
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El Yucateco Bakery
El Yucateco is a small bakeshop in the Mission serving delicious pan dulce and Yucatecan specialties.
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Jina Bakes
Jina Bakes is a Japanese and Korean bakery in Japantown. You’re here for the kalbijjim croissant.
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Day Moon
Day Moon is an Outer Sunset bakery with fantastic baguettes, scones, cookies, and upside-down cakes.
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Mother Tongue Cafe & Bar
Mother Tongue in Oakland is an excellent cafe by day and a casual cocktail bar by night.
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Bartavelle Coffee And Wine Bar
Bartavelle Coffee And Wine is a Berkeley spot that’s ideal for coffee dates and long lunches.
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Mattina
Mattina is a Lower Pacific Heights cafe and restaurant that’s ideal for coffee and a light bite.
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The Jelly Donut
This Mission institution has been serving donuts stuffed to the brim with fruity jam almost continuously since 1987.
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Donut World
Donut World in the Inner Sunset is the late-night donut spot. Get the maple old fashioned.
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Johnny Doughnuts
Come to Johnny Doughnuts in Pacific Heights for great cream-filled "crodoughs" and coffee.
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Twisted Donuts And Coffee
Twisted Donuts and Coffee serves fantastic donuts (with creative weekend specials) in the Sunset.
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The Coffee Movement
Come to The Coffee Movement in Nob Hill for fantastic seasonal lattes served in a tiny space.
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The Coffee Movement
The Richmond outpost of The Coffee Movement has indoor seating and excellent espresso drinks.
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Edith's Pie
Edith's Pie is a cafe-like spot in Uptown Oakland specializing in savory hand pies and dessert pies with the butteriest crust in town.
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The Best SF Coffee Shops For Getting Work Done
Is your roommate a pain? Are you over your couch? Do you work from your laptop? Sounds like you need a coffee shop with wifi.
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Upfordayz
Upfordayz is a spacious coffee shop in Nob Hill with smoothies, sandwiches, and breakfast bowls.
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Beluna Cafe
Beluna Cafe is a bright, casual cafe in Lower Haight. It’s a great spot to hunker down with a laptop.
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Boichik Bagel Factory
The second outpost of Boichik Bagels is a large factory and cafe in Berkeley—chewy, rotund bagels are the star.
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Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie
Le Dix-Sept Pâtisserie in the Mission is a bakery takeout window serving botanical-themed pastries—we love the pink, plant-heavy patio.
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Abanico Coffee Roasters
A simple but reliable coffee shop, Abanico is a Mission go-to for quick cups of Salvadorean coffee.
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Equator Coffees & Teas
For a quick coffee before a lap around Lake Merritt, head to Equator Coffees in Oakland.